How to Root Samsung Galaxy S

22 July 2010By Shashank

Rooting Samsung Galaxy S is fairly easy, today we will tell you step by step instructions to root the Samsung Galaxy S. We’ve rooted our brand new Samsung Galaxy S India version (GT-I9000) using this method and it works great. Before we start please understand that standard disclaimers apply and we should not be held responsible if anything goes wrong with your Galaxy S. Rest assured it is very easy, the tutorial below can be used even by the beginners.

Rooting Samsung Galaxy S Tutorial

Download the Update.zip file for rooting Galaxy S from the following locations Download from Rapidshare | Download from Hotfile | Filesize: 1.2 MB

Update: Root for Android 2.2 on Galaxy S is also out, download this Update.zip and follow the steps below.

To Check if your device has root access, install “Terminal Emulator” android app from Market and type su in the command line and press enter, it will ask your permission if you want to allow root access, screenshot below.

You will also have a icon named “Superuser permissions” on your Homescreen to manage root access permissions.

Ok I did all the steps above. When I connect my phone via USB, I see 3 folders, .android secure, DCIM and LOST.DIR. This is the correct root folder right? So I tried to paste the update.zip but I get the ‘disc is write protected’ warning.

Phone now can be used as WIRELESS accespoint. This reply is written on my netbook, connected via WIFI with my Galaxy… data only 3g because of poor signal in my home, but wcdma would be possible outside!

Hi, i can’t get into recovery mode. i hold volume up button, power button and home button and release power but hold the other two and nothing happens just turns on as usual. is there a chance that this method doesn’t work for newer sgs phones??? i really want to root this phone but i just cant get it done.

Thank you for making this info available.
I have an Australian SGS from the carrier Optus.
It is not sim locked.
I cannot get into recovery mode same as Adri above.
The three button combination does nothing no matter what I do.
🙁

Im having the same problem with the above users, holding home button (middle button perhaps the only button on the front of the phone) then holding the volume button (Up (+)) and holding power button at same time. Splash screen ( samsung GT-I9000 Samsung Galaxy S) blinks, and i held these same buttons for 5 minutes and it was blinking the whole time until i let go then it switched on as usual. Any suggestions?

I just rooted my i9000 with the android 2.2 firmware installed – very good no probs. Then installed the one click lag fix i download from adroid market and just skipped the rooting (wont work with 2.2 dont think) and installed EXT2 tools and one click fix now very high on quadrant and much less lag. very happy

Don’t bother trying to get Android 2.2 from Samsung right now, they’ve pull the update away from everyone due to the bugs and unspecified issues in the build. I was able to get mine updated but it’s laggy as hell.

hi everyone. ive been trying to root my galaxy forever and coming up with nothing. i have 2.1 update1, ive downloaded the update.zip, put it in the galaxys root and entered recovery mode……but theres no option to update…..just reboot, wipe data (factory install) and wipe cache. tried watching every youtube video and reading every forum out there, but noone seem to have come across this issue. any advice is appreciated

Hey will rooting galaxy s with android froyo help in increasing its speed coz after installing the update i.e. android 2.2 my device has gone very slow and is rooting the device risky like severe damage or something……………………………………….THANKS…

Hey ‘pozzy’ if u hav samsung galaxy s gt i9000 then u can try the following combinations to enter the recovery mode…
first shut down ur device
then hold the volume +.. home button.. and the power button
then after the logo comes ” samsung galaxy s” immediatly hold
volume -.. home button.. and the power button…..
and thr u r in the recovery mode…

I get the same error most froyo users seem to get. I updated my phone to 2.2 yesterday. Version is I9000XXJPP.
Noticed my phone got sluggish and lagged so i tried to root it so i can use one click lag fix.
Downloaded the right zipfile onto my phone and rebooted it and brought up the console.
Choose the update.zip and got this:

I have bought a T-mobile unlocked phone with 2.1 installed. Is it ok to root it? Should I root it to 2.1 or 2.2? Will it remain unlocked after rooting it? Sorry if the questions are stupid but I am quite new to this. Also, is there a way to backup the original (T-mobile) image and restore it in case of a problem?

Hi,Can,t root with froyo.Downloaded the update zip which is for froyo (791 kb) but always gets the following message in red letters
E:signature verification failed.installation aborted
for information i have I9000XXJPP, and build number FROYO.XWJPA
thanks

i am at the system recovery screen and i do not have the apply sd…… but it does show update media finished, manual mode- then appling muti-csc….. then installing muti-csc how long does this normally take to reboot? it is just sitting there at the installing message? this is on a samsung galaxy s- thanks

hey im planning to buy samsung galaxy s i9000,and i want to root my phone..
1) so i want to know that what is the percentage that rooting creats the problm in the phone…..,
2) the phone is available 2.1 (eclair), so i`ll update it in froyo,,so rooting is possible in it…

can any one tell me why now my galaxy s is always 7 mins behind? in time …never sed to be ntill this froyo pdate i did from\here …btw it does work ok the phone and apps all ok jst keeps loosing 7 mis odd any advice would be super

Well am in boys finaly updated to 2.2 froyo and rooted too
see below and the best link i found is :-
virgin galaxy s
andrid version 2.2
baseband i9000xjp2
kernal version
2.6.32.9
root@sep-52#1
build number
gt-19000-eng2.2 master 332 test keys332

ing realy well to also have time synch to atominc clock
so fixed my time loss too

My friend has a galaxy s vibrant but for some reason its locked in demo software, leaving it relatively dysfunctional. So this is a 2 part question. With the power button not working how can we restart the phone to root it? And will rooting it allow us to unlock it and give it full functionality?